Nappy rash

Clive_Woody

Thanks to all who replied. Went to see our GP who agreed it could well be thrush. She gave us some cream (anti-fungal and steroid mix) which did the trick, unfortunately it appears our little lady is allergic to the anti-fungal component of the cream and came out in a rash all over her body. The spots are now going down and looking less angry and the nappy rash is much better although does seem to flare up on occassions and look a little sore.

Our daughter is not too bothered by it all, what annoys her most is the regular nappy changes, it really interferes with her playing time and her shrieking at our cat which seems to be her latest game.

No offence taken by those who suggested changing nappy more often, as I said all advice is most gratefully received, as first time parents it help to hear what others have to say.

What age can you start potty training.......?

Carmina_Piranha_3

:rotfl:

my 20 month old only gets a rash when he's dehydrated, i suppose his wee must be too strong. so the rash is when he's been sick a lot, or dribbling a lot. we use lanes tea tree cream and it clears nappy rash, eczema etc. up within hours - it's fab.

but if yours has thrush then i suppose it wouldn't clear that up, although it might be another suggestion for parents whose babies have persistent rash that's not thrush. i had a lot of thrush during my pregnancies and saltwater is calming, or putting bicarb in the bathwater.

hope she's better now.

Bach_Off

Poor love - hope she's feeling better.

Thought I'd put my twopennyworth of tips in! I use a fantastic cream called morhulin, which is zinc and fish oil based...you only need a tiny bit and it absolutely works wonders. Not a widely known cream - some of the care homes use it for bedsores.

And when bums are raw I've found the kindest thing is not to use wipes, but put in bath and gently hose down with plain water from shower attachment.

(I will however be trying the cornflour....sounds interesting!)

snowmaid

CurleyGirlie wrote: »

Poor love - hope she's feeling better.

Thought I'd put my twopennyworth of tips in! I use a fantastic cream called morhulin, which is zinc and fish oil based...you only need a tiny bit and it absolutely works wonders. Not a widely known cream - some of the care homes use it for bedsores.

And when bums are raw I've found the kindest thing is not to use wipes, but put in bath and gently hose down with plain water from shower attachment.

(I will however be trying the cornflour....sounds interesting!)

I have 3 children and used cornflour on all of them, my mom had 4 children and cornflour ruled the day.

purplepatch

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

:rotfl:

we use lanes tea tree cream and it clears nappy rash, eczema etc. up within hours - it's fab.

I'm a big fan of tea tree stuff. Where do you get this particular cream from CP? I just googled it and only seemed to find tea tree and witch hazel cream - ie a mixture of the two, is that the right one?

trigger2

I'm sure i've heard about putting egg white on the affected area & leaving it overnight. Not tried it myself, but worth a google ?! By the way I got Nelsons Tea Tree cream from Tescos recently.

Carmina_Piranha_3

purplepatch wrote: »

I'm a big fan of tea tree stuff. Where do you get this particular cream from CP? I just googled it and only seemed to find tea tree and witch hazel cream - ie a mixture of the two, is that the right one?

yes that's it. it mentions nappy rash on the box. a local pharmacy buys it in. my mother in law had some, no idea where from and it was so fab that i asked my local pharmacy. they can order it in but my pharmacy only orders one or two tubes because it doesn't sell well.

here's what it looks like http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/909511.html

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just wanted to add that i used egg whites on both my sons bottoms when it flared up a bit when they were teething becuase for some strange reason i just cant bear the feel of sudocream on my skin it makes me feel all funny in a horrible way. strange i know. x

maow425

I have to agree with several previous posts - sounds fungal. I have suffered a bit with thrush, and tried the clotrimazole cream (canesten or similar) on DS2 (2yo) and DS3 (4 months) when they had a nappy rash that wouldn't go away. Fortunately, I get free prescriptions, and when GP is happy to prescribe me with this cream every now and again, I will keep using it on those persistent nappy rashes.

Pink_butterfly wrote: »

I wouldn't listen to those HV's though, half the time they don't know what they are talking about!!

Soooo agree with you on that one. On baby boy no 3 and she told me off for starting him on baby rice when he was 3 1/2 months-ish. He was always hungry, and showed signs of teething. He stopped being hungry all the time once he got small amounts of baby rice with his usual milk feeds, his "motions" were still moving fine, and now, three weeks later, he's chomping down on pureed avocado and banana, and his 2nd tooth is coming out tonight or tomorrow. And he's also very big and long. He's the average weight and length of a 6-7 month old, and he's rapidly growing out of those 6-9 month clothes that I have just bought him...

Also, may I suggest you change washing powder, especially if you're using washable nappies. DS2 nappy rash cleared up magically after we stopped using the non-bio tabs from our bounty packs!

Poppy9

trigger2 wrote: »

I'm sure i've heard about putting egg white on the affected area & leaving it overnight. Not tried it myself, but worth a google ?! By the way I got Nelsons Tea Tree cream from Tescos recently.

Egg whites has been used for generations to treat bedsores. You just apply and leave it on.